As much as Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell appreciated the throwback navy jerseys and logo from the 2000s, the team's debut Classic Edition night wasn't the inspirational factor behind his incredible 46-point performance against the Philadelphia 76ers .

Instead, it was an online trash-talking “kid or grown man” on NBA 2K26 who angered Mitchell to the point where he wanted to spite this random person .

“He just called me washed up. He called me a bunch of things,” Mitchell said following the Cavs' 132-121 win over the Sixers. “But I love it, you know what I mean? He said he ain't seen a highlight from me in a minute. And I just told him, ‘Alright, we'll see.' He said, ‘Tell me to go to sleep.' He was going in. So this game was for that. I appreciate you.”

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